Opinion

Opinion by Rebecca Robison December 12, 2018

LPC has a drug problem

@RebeccaRobiso19 According to a 2014 report by samha.gov, 1 in 5 college students partake in drug use. This statistic has since risen. Las Positas College seems to be a well rounded school, with a 71 percent success rate in course completion as of 2017.…

Opinion by Victoria Lachnit December 12, 2018

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Students feel disrespected by their own school

(Photo illustration by Victoria Lachnit) “Students first.” That’s the motto that many of Las Positas’ administrators preached. It’s tied onto email signatures, splashed across other documents and school literature. “Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.” That’s the Oxford Dictionary definition of the word facetious--…

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A response to “It’s a culture, not a costume”

To Editor-In-Chief Ms. Forschen, Your opinion piece, “It’s a culture, not a costume – the fight against appropriation” is one which I respectfully disagree with in all aspects. As a “person of color,” I find your elaborate but fallacious Halloween anecdote detailing…

Editorial Opinion by Express Editorial Board November 14, 2018

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Editorial: The Express backs Jim Acosta

On Nov. 7, the White House announced that it would be suspending CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass. This will bar him from entry to future press conferences and White House events until further notice. The editorial board at The…

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Prop 9 taken off ballot by California courts

This election, your vote is going to count on every candidate and proposition. That is, all of them except one. Proposition 9 was removed from the ballot in July by a unanimous vote in the California Supreme Court. Prop 9, known as “Cal…

Opinion by Arion Armeniakos October 12, 2018

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Nicki Minaj’s newest rap battle: ‘Queen’ vs. the industry

By @ArionArmeniakos A scuffle with Cardi B and failure to secure the top spot in the charts with her new album has had Nicki Minaj express her outrage in all the wrong ways and all of the wrong places. Is she right to…

Opinion by Les Mahler September 14, 2018

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Death with dignity: My right to die on my time

When Governor Jerry Brown signed “Death With Dignity” into law in 2015, I silently applauded his decision and shed a quiet tear of gratitude. Finally, I thought to myself, the right to determine my right to die without interference from churches, the government…

Fresh Takes Opinion by Jennifer Snook September 12, 2018

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Depression makes school harder than it already is

I’ve always gotten in trouble for failing to do my school work. When I was in second grade, my teacher once called the principal when I refused to do any work in class. Even that didn’t help. It only secured me a detention. I…

Opinion by Ian Jones May 18, 2018

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There’s no shame in pacing yourself

By Ian Jones @IDJONESPHOTOG As the school year grinds to a halt, many of your classmates are preparing to graduate or transfer, and if you’re sticking around LPC a little longer, you might be thinking, “I should be up there on the stage…

Opinion by Julia Coty May 18, 2018

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To serve my country, or my dad’s legacy

By Julia Coty @JULIACOTY I hear the car starting in the driveway. The rustling of duffle bags going down the staircase. The low murmurs of my parents. With a silent kiss on my forehead, I knew who it was by the familiar…

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